Greg Monroe

After a frenetic few weeks, the NBA offseason has mostly closed. With a few exceptions — most notably Pau Gasol, who will officially return to the San Antonio Spurs sometime in the next few weeks, veteran guards Derrick Rose, Deron Williams and Monta Ellis, and a few restricted free agents — teams have largely completed their summer shopping, and executives are beginning long-awaited summer vacations before league business restarts after Labor Day.

So now is a good time to look back at what has happened and see who the winners and losers were from this NBA offseason, one that's had plenty of player movement, intrigue and drama.

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